Southern Water’s lack of communications angers local community

29 Jun 20237 Dec 2024 ~ SPS Editor

Our recent article on sewage spills from Southern Water facilities around the Solent highlighted the combined sewer overflow (CSO) at Pier Road, Southsea which has recently been making adverse headlines for Southern Water for reasons other than simply its discharge history. The news concerns 'emergency' repairs to a collapsed section of the storm drain somewhere … Continue reading Southern Water’s lack of communications angers local community

Marine Licencing Applications – 26 June 2023 update

26 Jun 202331 Jul 2023 ~ SPS Editor

The 26 June 2023 summary of Marine Licensing activity applicable to the Solent area has now been published and can be found at this link . Note that the full archive of SPS Marine Licence reports is now available under the 'Solent News' menu item shown below: Also newly available under that menu are the … Continue reading Marine Licencing Applications – 26 June 2023 update

Untreated sewage continues to spill into the Solent

7 Jun 20239 Jun 2023 ~ SPS Editor

For the third year running Solent Protection Society has extracted and analysed the Environment Agency annual data on storm overflow releases into the Solent. There are some 300 storm overflows which the society has identified which discharge directly into the Solent, or into the tidal rivers and harbours that feed into it, for tens of … Continue reading Untreated sewage continues to spill into the Solent

Marine Licencing Applications – 3 June 2023 update

4 Jun 20235 Jun 2023 ~ SPS Editor

The 3 June 2023 summary of Marine Licensing activity applicable to the Solent area has now been published and can be found at this link . Note that the full archive of SPS Marine Licence reports is now available under the 'Solent News' menu item shown below: Also newly available under that menu are the … Continue reading Marine Licencing Applications – 3 June 2023 update

SPS extends a welcome to the Chichester Harbour community

25 May 202325 Jun 2023 ~ SPS Editor

The forces of nature, sometimes aggravated by the actions of man, are challenging the landscape and seascape which we seek to protect. The Solent is now constantly under huge pressure from shipping, leisure activities and development along its shoreline, as well as the impact of climate change. The aim of the Solent Protection Society (SPS), … Continue reading SPS extends a welcome to the Chichester Harbour community

Marine Licencing Applications – 1 April 2023 update

1 Apr 20233 Apr 2023 ~ SPS Editor

The 1 April 2023 summary of Marine Licensing activity applicable to the Solent area has now been published and can be found at this link . Note that the full archive of SPS Marine Licence reports is now available under the 'Solent News' menu item shown below: Also newly available under that menu are the … Continue reading Marine Licencing Applications – 1 April 2023 update